高二英语下练习Test 22

Test 22
It was in my high school science class.I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.A__1__came，“Nice shirt，” I smiled from ear to ear.Then another voice said，“That shirt belonged to my dad.Greg’s mother works for my family.We were going to__2__that shirt away，but gave it to her instead.” I was speechless.I wanted to hide.
I__3__the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened.She then dialed her__4__，“I will no longer work for your family，” she told him.That night，Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore；she knew her life’s__5__was something greater.
The next morning she__6__with the personnel manager at the Board of Education.He told her that without a proper education she could not teach.So mom decided to__7__ university.
After the first year in college，she went back to the personnel manager.He said，“You are__8__，aren’t you？I think I have a__9__for you as a teacher’s assistant.This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of__10__.”Mom accepted the opportunity very eagerly.
For almost five years，as a teacher’s assistant，she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit，feeling__11__.Then one day，the personnel manager and the principal showed up in her classroom.The principal said，“We have watched how you__12__the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working__13__over the last five years.We are all in agreement that you should be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there.During her career，she was voted Teacher of the Year.All of this came about because of the__14__comment made in the classroom that day.Mom showed me how to handle__15__situations and never give up.
1．A.noise B．voice
C．sound D．tune
2．A.bring B．take
C．carry D．throw
3．A.settled B．pushed
C．stored D．stuck
4．A.teacher B．employer
C．director D．adviser
5．A.purpose B．encouragement
C．achievement D．victory
6．A.went B．met
C．worked D．stayed
7．A.visit B．continue
C．attend D．prepare
8．A.serious B．fortunate
C．careful D．responsible
9．A.career B．duty
C．position D．work
10．A.learning B．judging
C．obeying D．imagining
11．A.upset B．frightened
C．guilty D．ashamed
12．A.believe B．protect
C．treat D．receive
13．A.spirit B．intention
C．action D．attempt
14．A.worthless B．thoughtless
C．hopeless D．helpless
15．A.challenging B．different
C．dangerous D．strange
Queen Victoria was monarch (统治者) of Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901.This period is often called the Victorian Age.
Queen Victoria was a stern and serious woman.One reason she was so serious was that she had suffered a great loss.When she was twenty years old，she married a German prince named Albert.Victoria and Albert were deeply in love，and their marriage was extremely happy.In 1861，after they had been married for twenty-one years，Albert died，leaving Queen Victoria heartbroken.For the rest of her life，the lonely Victoria mourned his loss.It was customary in those days for a widow to dress in black for a short time after the death of her husband.But Queen Victoria dressed in black for forty years.And for forty years，as another sign of her grief，she wrote her letters on white paper edged in black.
Even before Prince Albert died，Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman.She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks.In her diary she wrote，“I love to be employed；I hate to be idle.”She never forgot that she was Britain’s queen and always acted with great dignity.Victoria had high ideals and moral standards that sometimes made her seem stuffy(保守的)．She was also very sure of herself.She always thought that she was right，and she expected everyone to agree with her.
1．Which of the following statements about Queen Victoria is NOT true according to the passage?
A．She had great confidence in herself.
B．She ruled Great Britain for sixty-four years.
C．She enjoyed her marriage to a German prince.
D．She became a serious woman after her beloved husband died.
2．Queen Victoria wrote her letters on white paper edged in black because________.
A．she was a very stern woman
B．black was her favorite color
C．that was one way to show her feeling of sadness
D．it was a custom among monarchs of Great Britain
3．All of the following characteristics EXCEPT________can be used to properly describe Queen Victoria.
A．moral B．lonely
C．hard-working D．idle
4．The underlined word “mourned” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A．felt sad or sorrowful in a social situation
B．expressed publicly one’s sadness because of someone’s death
C．checked regularly in order to find out what was happening
D．feel or express deep regret for
1．We are all in agreement that you should be the teacher of this class.(完形填空第五段最后一句)
我们都一致同意你应该成为本班的教师。

(1)I’m quite in agreement with what you say.
我十分同意你所说的话。

(2)There is very little agreement about what to do.
对于该怎么做，意见颇为不一致。

(3)We are in agreement on that point.
关于那一点我们意见一致。

(4)China has made an agreement with Japan on cultural cooperation.
中日已经签订了文化合作协定。

2．All of this came about because of the thoughtless comment made in the classroom that day.(完形填空最后一段第三句)
所有这一切的发生都是因为那天教室里无意的评论。

(1)It came about in this way.
事情是这样发生的。

(2)Can you tell me how the accident came about?
你能告诉我事故是怎样发生的吗？
(3)The wind has come about to the north.
风向已经转北了。

3．She was also very sure of herself.(阅读理解最后一段倒数第二句)
她也非常得自信。

(1)I am sure of his success.
＝I am sure (that) he will succeed.
我确信他会成功。

(2)He is sure to succeed.
他一定会成功。

(3)You’d better make sure of the time and place ahead of time.
你最好提前弄清时间和地点。

Test 22
Ⅰ.1.B[从下文“Then another voice said...”得知。

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2．D[throw...away把……扔掉。

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3．D[该题容易错选stored。

store保管，收藏。

stick在此意为“塞进”，表示生气，再如：The man stuck the letter into his pocket.那个人把信塞进口袋里。

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4．B[然后她拨通了雇主的电话。

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5．A[她知道她的生活目标应是做伟大的事。

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6．B[第二天上午在教育委员会遇上了人事主管。

meet with偶尔遇上。

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7．C[“上大学”用attend。

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8．A[“你是认真的吗？”serious认真的。

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9．C[position职位，“有一个助教的职位”。

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10．A[她所管理的是精神有问题或没有机会学习的孩子。

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11．A[五年来，看到一个又一个老师放弃了这些孩子，她非常难过(不安)。

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12．C[校长说：“我们看到了你是怎样对待孩子的”。

treat照顾，对待。

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13．A[羡慕你工作的勤劳精神。

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14．B[这一切都是因为那天在教室里那无心的评论。

thoughtless无心的，欠考虑的。

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Ⅱ.1.D[从最后一节可知道Queen Victoria在Prince Albert死前就是一个严肃的女人。

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3．D[从最后一节可知。

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4．B[从上下文可知。

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